Student Research Symposium on Public Health

Students from HSOC 251, Foundations of Public Health, will be sharing their ideas for improving public health on campus at a 90-minute symposium and poster session on Tuesday, April 26.

Using a commonly-employed public health data collection approach known as freelisting,​ ​students​ in this class​ conducted 145 intercept interviews with classmates from across Penn's campus. They identified public health ​priorities identified by a sample of Penn students. ​The most salient issues included; eating healthy, safety and violence, sleep hygiene, fitness and exercise, mental health and stress, drugs and alcohol, use of the Student Health Services (SHS), and use of Counseling and ​​Psychological Services (CAPS). ​Then the class broke up into ​teams ​to shed light on these important public health topics and services. The results of this research will be shared on April 26th.

​​Dr. Rosemary Frasso, the course instructor, and the students extend an open invitation to anyone interested in hearing from this bright and dedicated group of students.